Corinthians to use new sponsorship cash to lift one Fifa ban | OneFootball

Corinthians is expected to use part of the funds from its new sponsorship deal with Fatal Fans to begin settling the outstanding issues preventing the club from registering new players. According to Central do Timão, the club’s board is awaiting the transfer of the commercial deal funds in the coming days.

The expectation is that the amount will help ease cash flow and allow the club to pay off one of the penalties imposed by FIFA. Before allocating the funds to the transfer bans, however, the board’s priority is to bring the professional squad’s overdue image rights payments up to date.

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After that, the plan is to resolve the penalty related to the non-payment of disciplinary fines imposed by football’s governing body.

This debt is around US$225,000, approximately R$1.1 million at the current exchange rate. Paying off this amount represents Corinthians’ first step in trying to clear the registration of reinforcements in the current transfer window.

At present, the club is dealing with three transfer bans. The first stems from the debt related to the signing of defensive midfielder José Martínez from Philadelphia Union of the United States. According to a FIFA ruling, Corinthians was ordered to pay around US$1.5 million to the American club, an amount equivalent to approximately R$7.6 million.

The second ban was imposed after the non-payment of disciplinary fines related to the cases involving José Martínez, Charles, and Talles Magno. As reported by Itatiaia, this penalty corresponds precisely to the debt of around US$225,000 that Corinthians initially intends to settle.

The third transfer ban was imposed by the National Chamber for Dispute Resolution (CNRD) of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), following the delay in payment of an installment of approximately R$8 million provided for in the agreement signed with creditors. The deal, ratified in 2025, provides for the payment of R$76 million to clubs, players, and agents.

Combined, the outstanding issues that led to the three penalties exceed R$17 million. Until the situation is regularized, Corinthians will remain unable to register new players.

In addition to the Fatal Fans funds, the board is also considering the possibility of boosting cash flow through player sales during the current transfer window. According to Itatiaia, the expectation is to raise around 25 million euros, close to R$146.6 million at the current exchange rate.

Among the players attracting market interest are André Ramalho, Breno Bidon, and Yuri Alberto. The internal assessment is that the international market should become more active after the end of the World Cup.

Even amid the restrictions, Corinthians continues to monitor possible reinforcements. Also according to Itatiaia, the club has an advanced agreement to sign forward Wesley, currently at Al-Nassr, on loan. However, any move depends on the lifting of the transfer bans that remain in effect.

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